G.S. Morris: 

Dr. Stephen Morris earned a Ph. D. in Exercise Science from the Univ. of Texas at Austin, completed an NIH post-doctoral fellowship in the Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics at UC Irvine. He then earned a degree in physical therapy (PT) from Texas Woman’s University. Since earning 

his PT license, he has taught in 3 academic physical therapy programs, served both as a clinician and researcher in the Dept. of Rehabilitation Services of UT MD Anderson Cancer Center and as the director of Rehabilitation Services at St. Jude Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital. 

He has published over 45 refereed journal articles and has spoken locally, nationally and internationally on exercise in the oncology setting. He held a 4-year tenure as the President of American Physical Therapy’s (APTA) Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy and as the APTA’s liaison to the Multidisciplinary Roundtable on Exercise and Cancer Prevention and Control. This Roundtable was organized by the American College of Sports Medicine and endorsed specific exercise prescription for the management of adverse effects of cancer and its treatment. He was a recipient of a Lucy Blair award from the APTA. 

Dr. Morris retired from full-time academic work in 2023, but was promoted as a Distinguished Professor in the Physical Therapy Dept. at Wingate University prior to this. He has also served on the editorial board of the Rehabilitation Oncology and Acute Care Physical Therapy journals and serves as the liaison between the Academy and the APTA.